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The Science of Slimming

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Many people find it Impossible to lose weight. ' I've only got to look at a cream bun to put on 21bs ' says the fat lady. Frequently fat children become gross adults or at best people continually fighting the battle of the bulge. Why is this?
At University Hospital, Cardiff, patients with a severe weight problem are given severe treatment. They are put on ' starvation diets ' - 200 calorics have to see them through two days. Is this the only answer to obesity?
Presented and produced by CHRISTOPHER LOWELL (from Wales)

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